invgame4 - N Sheflin INVESTMENT GAME Round 4 Bonds Time to...

N. Sheflin INVESTMENT GAME – Round 4 - BondsTime to get conservative with Bonds – traditional investment for “widows and orphans” and, if you want to speculate on interest rates, gamblers. READBond prices, rates, yields at Fidelity Mutual Fund site: http://personal.fidelity.com/products/fixedincome/price.shtmlAnd from Investopedia, skim the following: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bond_markethttp://www.investopedia.com/university/look at the sections on: Bond & Debt Basics(beware of cookies ).also read about securitization http://www.investopedia.com/terms/s/securitization.aspand for the brave: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Structured_financeand http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Credit_default_swapAnswer the questions at the end of this document out loud to your roommate or dog (don’t have a dog? My beagle is available for study help). . Homework, and final exam questions on this material will be coming. Nothingto do InVIRTUAL STOCK EXCHANGE – it doesn’t support bonds.

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